Provincial Commander: Forensic Social Work Services
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (COLONEL)
Appointment Act South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act 68 of 1995)
Remuneration: R751854 per annum (MMS Band) (Ref. fiC1/06/2018)
Component Provincial Crime Detection
 
Additional requirements: • BA degree (4 years) in Social Work with 5 years' practical experience in forensic social work of which 3 years should be at supervisory level • MA (Forensic Practice) will serve as an added advantage • Registered as a Social Worker with the South African Council for Social Service Professions • Must be a paid up registered Social Worker at SACSSP.
 
Core functions:• Ensure that the national standards for forensic social work in respect of legislation, policies, training, the rendering of service and evaluation are adhered to • Capacitate the Forensic Social Work Provincial Office • Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the service rendered by Social Workers conducting forensic social work in the province by means of inspections • Conduct special forensic social work-related investigations, if required by the Section Head: Forensic Social Work • Submit quarterly forensic social work returns, audits, annual reports, inspection reports and any information containing the successful investigation of child sexual abuse cases to the Provincial Head: Detective Service and Section Head: Forensic Social Work National level) • Ensure the monitoring of the effectiveness of the forensic investigations of child sexual abuse through the utilisation of systems/technology to assess the performance of Social Workers practising forensic social work • Manage training and development of Social Workers as well as the CPDs for forensic social work • Advise and guide  Social Workers practising forensic social work with regard to all aspects of the work.
 
 

 
 
CAPTAIN
PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WORKER
Remuneration: 8329 490 per annum (Band C) (Ref. NC2/06/2018)
• Appointment Act South African Police Service Act 1995 (Act 68 011996)
Component Provincial Crime Detection
Cluster; Frances Baard
 
Additional requirements: • BA degree (4 years) in Social Work with 2 years' practical experience in forensic social work • MA (Forensic Practice) will serve as an added advantage • Registered as a Social Worker with the South African Council for Social Service Professions • Must be a paid up registered Social Worker at SACSSP.
 
Core functions:• Implement the national standards for forensic social work in respect of legislation and policies • Conduct forensic social work assessments and other related investigations • Compile quarterly forensic social work returns, audits and any information containing the successful investigation of child sexual abuse cases • Maintain and develop professional level of expertise by accumulating 20 CPD points • Establish and maintain an office management system pertaining to forensic social work • Act as an expert witness in court • Compile forensic social work court reports • Network with other professionals and organisations to ensure a multidisciplinary service.
 
Language proficiency:  Setswana, Xhosa and Sotho
 
 

 
General: •Only the official application farm (available on the SAPS website and at SAPS recruitment offices) will be accepted. The Z83 previously utilised will no longer be accepted. All instructions on the application form must be adhered to. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application • The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly specified on the application form • A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae must be submitted together with the application form • Certified copies of an applicant's ID, Senior Certificate and all educational qualifications obtained, service certificates of previous employers stating the occupation, proof of relevant experience in the field of the post and motor vehicle driver's licence • The copies must be correctly certified on the copy itself, not at the back. 
The certification must not be older than 3 months • Qualifications and driver's licences submitted will be subjected to verification checking with the relevant institutions. The South African Police Service will verify the residential address of applicants and conduct reference checks • Appointments will be made in terms of the SAPS Act, 1995 as applicable to the post environment • Applications must be mailed timeously.
 
Late applications will not be accepted or considered  • The dosing date for applications is 09 July 2018 
 
• If a candidate is shortlisted, it can be expected of him/her to undergo a personal interview as well as a practical assessment • Reference checking will be conducted on all shortlisted applicants • Short-listed candidates for appointment to certain identified posts, will be vetted in terms of the Criminal law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 32 of 2007) and the Children's Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005). A candidate, whose particulars appear in either the National Register for Sex Offenders or Part B of the Child Protection Register, will be disqualified from appointment to that post • The Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, Act 37 of 2013 requires that all new appointments in the South African Police Service as from 31st of January 2015 provide a buccal (inside cheek) sample in order to determine their forensic DNA profile, The forensic DNA profile derived from the sample will be loaded to the Elimination Index of the National Forensic DNA Database • All short-listed candidates will be subjected to fingerprint screening • Correspondence will be conducted with successful candidates only. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful • The South African Police Service is under no obligation to fill a post after the advertisement thereof • The SAPS application forms can be obtained from any SAPS Recruitment Office within the South African Police Service.
 
Enquiries can be directed to Col Seome/Lt Col Funani/W/O Botha/PO Syfers/P0 Raaf/P0 Moorcroft, tel. (053) 839-3776/3724/3767/2516
Complete application forms must be hand delivered on mailed to: The Provincial Head Personnel Management, Recruitment Office: Appointments, Private Bag X5001, Kimberley 8300 or 19 George Street (locked silver container at entrance), Kimberley.
 
We welcome applications from persons with Abilities